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by xorfish 5y ago
I think the world would be a better place if we accepted that we do not really have controll. Poverty and Crime are not moral failings. Presumably we would make the lives of such people far better if we attribute their missfortune to just b
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by xorfish 5y ago
> Except maybe in how we think about justice perhaps. But that's not useful now. This is a big one. Income and wealth inequality is another one. The only reason why someone should have more than someone else is to incentivize to inc
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> you yourself are no more meaningful and it's thus appropriate to assign you responsibility for your actions. I don't follow this. We don't blame people for actions when we think that they don't have control over the
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by xorfish 5y ago
Thanks for correcting the judge study. It seems that cases with a higher chance of success are also scheduled earlier as the time it takes is less certain. My understanding is that a portion of the remaining 95% are responsible for turning
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by xorfish 5y ago
Biology and especially neurobiology has made huge steps to understanding the brain and how human behavior comes to be. DNA (Genes are only a very small portion of our DNA, the interesting stuff happens in the other 95% of our DNA) interacts
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by xorfish 5y ago
DNA is just one puzzle piece that explains human behavior, together with many other factors. Those factors are not yours to control. Even if you are able to influence some of them, the ability to do so is dependent on factors you do not con
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by xorfish 5y ago
> The truth is that probably most successful people can't tell luck, serendipity and hard-work from wisdom. Times change, opportunities change etc. so how much is advice really worth? The ability to work hard is also always 100% luc
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by xorfish 5y ago
That outdated view in your comment is exactly what I mean. There might be an argument if the US actually had lower crime or recidivism rates than European countries, but it does not have that. Yes, it takes some effort to overcome that prim
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The US has the highest prison population per capita in the world. Mostly because of an outdated view on justice and crime.
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Religion isn't that easily defined. Are Confucianism and American Civil Religion religions? God, Gods or even believe in the supernatural are not necessary parts of religion, some religions place much higher importance on rituals than
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For market forces to work, we need to attribute some monetary value to the quality of life of animals. Eggs from chicken that have more space and can go outside suffer less but are more expensive to produce. Ignorance or questionable ethics
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by xorfish 5y ago
How big is the problem with plastic in developed countries with functioning waste management? Does the use of plastic reduce food waste?
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by xorfish 5y ago
Kurzgesagt uploaded a video two days ago about climate change: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiw6_JakZFc Fighting plastic packaging is one of the environmental issues that get an unreasonable amount of attention. It is mo
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by xorfish 5y ago
No, if you implement a efficient system to transfer wealth, you don't subsidize meat as meat and plant based food are treated equally. If a less lucky person (or what you call poor) receives money, they are still incentivized to spend
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by xorfish 5y ago
If you include external costs, how much should suffering of mammals cost?
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I hear this statement all the time, it is never sourced. If Jews can grow tomatoes in the desert, then what land could possibly not used for agriculture? Besides, the majority of the land use that is used for growing animals or growing anim
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Demand for food is pretty inelastic. If the external costs were included, consumer would simply be forced to pay for their consumption. This would give a fair advantage for food that has less external costs. External costs are also hard to
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> Similarly Hugh Hefner has lived a more fulfilling life than Charlie Munger. How could you possibly know that?
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It seems to be 4 out of the top 10.
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Nobody is really responsible for their behavior, their success or their misfortune. This changes quite a lot about justice. There is no such thing as a just punishment. Criminals should be viewed more like we view a broken car. If someone c
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Especially if they want to discuss Free Will.
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I read his newer book, "Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst". The book changed my view of the world quite a bit. Especially about wealth, poverty, crime and justice.
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Humans live like animals. Homo Sapiens is part of the group animals.
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The average real return of equities is 5.3%. https://www.credit-suisse.com/about-us-news/en/articles/medi...
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That is exactly what happens with a redistributed carbon tax.
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Yes, I think the point still stands. A carbon tax is an efficient measure that will reduce emissions and not harm poor demographics. However there are other things we can do as well to reduce emissions as well as increase life quality at th
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Investments into public transport and bike infrastructure is relatively cheap and improves streets for everyone. Taking a car lane and/or parking and making a dedicated bus and bike lane out of it will reduce congestion and increase th
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They still have the incentive, they would gain more money if they have a smaller carbon footprint.
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Only if the tax isn't redistributed. Most poorer people would get money in such a system.
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Look at this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48bfKs5p4Ik Not that bad, but then you realize that there isn't a single cut in the video.

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